Samoa vs Zambia: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Samoa
0.4%
in 2023
Zambia
0.4%
in 2023
Samoa rank
57th
Zambia rank
56th
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- Samoa
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Zambia ahead.
Samoa ranks 57th and Zambia ranks 56th of 194 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8% | 4.0% | 3.2% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 2.9% | 2.3% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 1.7% | 1.3% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes, Samoa or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes between Samoa and Zambia?
- 0.0%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Zambia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Zambia rank globally for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Samoa ranks 57th and Zambia ranks 56th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The probability that a 15 year old girl eventually dies from a pregnancy-related cause, assuming constant levels of maternal mortality and number of births per woman.